Yisrael Beytenu chief says it's impossible to 'rehabilitate the economy and reach equal rights' with Haredi factions holding sway in government

Survey indicates opposition to ultra-Orthodox factions amid frustration over lockdown infractions by parts of the community

Attorney-General decides to indict Shas party leader, but close case into more serious suspicion that he diverted state money to his family members

UTJ and Shas have stuck by Likud for the last five years, but as political winds shift, they are letting other parties know that their loyalty may be up for grabs

TV survey forecasts Likud rebel's New Hope party would be second largest, Netanyahu's right-wing bloc to fall short of majority

Shas leader's child Yaakov given department in World Zionist Organization, while brother promoted to co-chair of Jewish National Fund, Channel 12 reports

Education institutions to now pay NIS 10,000 for opening against pandemic regulations, as will those who illegally hold a public event or open their business

Ministers approve measure, but meeting to prepare bill put off; Netanyahu to seek compromise in meeting with United Torah Judaism chiefs

The PM has clung to power by forging a tight coalition of rightists and Haredim, but Haredim now openly defy and condemn him, and most Yamina voters want him out of politics

Yaakov Avitan of Shas apologizes for overseeing ceremony attended by dozens after Israeli TV publishes photo of him signing ketubah